South Carolina students paid $25,540 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $700 more than the $24,840 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 636 students received grants or scholarships totaling $13 million and 460 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (3,414), 3,045 students used grants or scholarships totaling $49.3 million, and 2,362 students took out $19 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,561 | $23,440 | $24,140 | $24,840 | $25,540 | 9% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Charleston Southern University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 284 | 45% | $1,305,159 | $4,596 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 473 | 74% | $3,212,203 | $6,791 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 636 | 100% | $8,482,957 | $13,338 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 636 | 100% | $13,000,319 | $20,441 |
| Federal student loans | 426 | 67% | $2,430,719 | $5,706 |
| Other student loans | 34 | 5% | $317,527 | $9,339 |
| Student loan aid | 460 | 72% | $2,748,246 | $5,974 |
| Total student aid | 636 | 100% | - | - |
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